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Wroclaw - Culture

IMAGE:Wroclaw is the economical, cultural and intellectual capital of Lower Silesia, located in southwestern Poland, 160 km from Germany and 120 km from the Czech Republic. It is well equipped with communication facilities: international airport, railways, highways and river ports. Medium - light industry, trade, service and education are major employers. The city with its charming historical center, parks, good restaurants, hotels and friendly people (700.000 inhabitants) is a pleasant place to visit and to do business. It lies on an ancient trail linking western and southern Europe with the major cities of the east and north. Rich in remarkable works of art and architecture, the city is known for its fine Gothic and Baroque structures. Wroclaw’s history dates back to the year 1000, when King Boleslaw Chrobry established a bishoprick here. In 1241, it was granted the status of a civitas, and shortly afterwards the urban plan of the present-day Rynek Square and Old Town was drawn up. The Wroclaw skyline is dominated by numerous church spires, including those of the Cathedral founded in the year 1000.

IMAGE:Poland's fourth largest city, Wroclaw is a center of industry, communications, transport, education, and the arts. The city has Poland's largest flour mills, electronics and data-processing facilities, foundries, machinery plants, textile mills, the Hutmen copper plant, and food-processing facilities. Eight educational institutions are located in the city along with nine museums, several theaters and music centers, and a botanical garden and zoo.

IMAGE:Its theatres, including the Opera, Musical Theatre and Philharmonic Hall; various clubs, museums and galleries provide a continuous series of artistic events. Internationally acknowledged musical festivals have become the city's cultural landmark. The biggest of them is International Festival WRATISLAVIA CANTANS - Music and Fine Arts. Other festivals which take place in Wroclaw include Jazz on the Odra, Old Master's Music Days, One-Actor Theatre Performances and Festival of Actor Songs. One of the cultural attractions which is a must when visiting Wroclaw, is certainly the Panorama of Raclawice, a gigantic rotunda accommodating a 120 meters wide and 15 meters high panoramic painting which represents the battle of Raclawice fought on 7 April 1794. In today's Wroclaw the most interesting structures are churches, such as the church of the Holy Spirit in the Bardzka street, the church of the Mother of God in the Wejherowska street, the church of Christ the King in the Mlodych Techniksw street. A building also worth seeing is the Medical Diagnostic Center Dolmed in the Legnicka street.


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